Hair waving device



June 12,1945. v. s. GRAHAM HAIR HAVING DEVICE Filed June 15, 1943INVENTOR. v @EAHAM,

ATTORNEY.

Patented June 12, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR WAVING DEVICE ,1iiirginia S. Graham, Los Angeles, Calif.

" Application June 15, 1943, Serial No. 490,867

10 Claims.

This invention relates to hairwaving devices.

It is an important object of this invention to provide such a devicewhich may be readily applied by the user to her own head.

It is another object of this inventionto provide such a device whichwill allow free circulation of air about the hair being waved.

It is still another object of this invention to provide such a devicewherein the users head is protected from contactnwith sharp projectionsor teeth on the device,

It is still another object of this invention to provide such a devicehaving" improved clamp means. p r j This invention possesses many otheradvantages and has other objects which may be made more easily apparentfrom a consideration of one embodiment of the invention. For thispurpose there is shown a form in the drawing accompanying and formingpart of the present specification. This form will now be described indetail, illustrating the general. principles of the invention; but it isto be understood that this detailed description is not to be taken in alimiting sense, since the scope of the invention is best defined by theappended claims.

Referring-to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the device in use, as seen fromabove the head;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device, partly in section;

Figure 3 is'a plan view;

Figure 4 is a cross section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a detail section taken on line-5--5 of Figure 2. I

Referring to the drawing, the device comprises a pair of arcuatecorrugated members In and H adapted to rest on the head as shown inFigure l and to have the strands of hair which it is de-' sired to waveinterposed between the members as indicated by, [2, when the members arenested. The member In is'formed with a plurality of sharp peaksor'ridges l3 separated by rounded valleys or depressions 14, theseridges and depressions l3 and I4 extending longitudinally of the aposition somewhat The means i! and I8 .are

form a channel ill for the reception of the hair strands 12. It will beapparent that the channel I9 will curve or wave the hair therein in agenerally vertical direction.

To impart a more pleasing appearance to the hair, it is desirable thatit be also waved in a generally horizontal direction. For this purpose,the means 11 and I8 which serve to space the members l0 and l I may eachcomprise a row of teeth as 2| and 22 (Figure 2) resembling the teeth ofa comb and adapted to have the hair I2 passed between. It will beapparent that with the confined hair between the teeth 2| and 22 ofadjacent rows, relative longitudinal movement between the members In andII will impart a horizontal wave to the hair in addition to the verticalwave imparted by the configuration of the channel. Thus, the hair has apleasing appearance after the manner of a true Marcel wave.

The members Ill and II must be secured in nested relation to impart thewave; and in such a manner that they may be adjusted longitudinally ofeach other. Further, they must be separable to permit insertion andremoval of the hair 12. For this purpose, the members It] and II arehingedly joined at one'end by a slot and pin connection formed by theslots 24 in ears or extensions 33 on the outside walls of the member 1I, and the pins 25 formed on the outer walls of the member [0. Tomaintain the members In and I l in proper operating relationship, thepins 25 are provided with heads'26 which have a diameter slightly inexcess of the width of the slot 24. In assembling the members l0 and H,force is applied to the corrugations at the end of the inner member IDadjacent the pins 25 to com- .press the corrugations and reduce thewidth of the member. Or force may be applied to the end of the member IIwhich carries slots 24 to increase the width of the member, suchrelative change in the width of the members being suflicient to allowthe slots 24 to be placed on the heads 25. Appropriate force is thenapplied to force the heads 26 through the slots 24, the resilience ofthe parts being such that they immediately return to their initialconfiguration upon release of such pressure with the pins 25 in theslots 24. The hinge formed by the slots 24 and the pins 25 permits themembers IE1 and II to be swung apart for insertion and removal of thehair.

To clamp the members together, the member II is provided at its otherend with a centrally disposed slot 21 adapted to be engaged by a headedpin 28 on the member [0. The head of the pin 28 is slightly wider thanthe slot 2'! so that a small amount of force is necessary to force itthrough the slot 21 in either direction. The arrangement is such thatwhen the members I and l I are forced together, the slot 21 snaps overthe pin 23 and is secured thereby in the position of Figure 2. Pressurein the opposite direction will force the slot 21 over the pin 28 to freethe members and allow them to be swung apart. The height of the pin 28under its head is somewhat less than that of the adjacent teeth 2|whereby a portion of the member ll adjacent the pin is sprung down, theresulting friction between the head of the pin and the member ll beingsuch as to permit the desired longitudinal adjustment between themembers, but to retain them in adjusted position against accidentalmovement. The slots 24 and 2'! are elongated to permit the requiredlongitudinal movement between the members I0 and H.

In using the device it may be desirable to moisten the hair with anappropriate lotion or wave set. To hasten the drying thereof as well asto promote the comfort of the user, ventilating apertures 30 areprovided in the walls of both the members H) and H. It is contemplatedthat the teeth'Zi and 22 be formed as by being struck from the materialforming the respective members In or ll. Thus, apertures 31 and 32 areformed which assist in the ventilation. This effect may be heightened bystriking the teeth in opposite directions so that the apertures arestaggered as indicated in Figure 3.

In order to insure that a portion of the hair vance of the first row ofteeth (see Figure 4).

The device is used in the following manner. The members H] and ll areswung apart and the member Ii! is then placed in a suitable position onthe head, the strands l2 of the hair to be .waved having first beenpulled'forwardly. This hair is then swung upwardly and backwardlyontothe member I0 and the member ii is closed against the member Ill, andclamped by passing the slot 21 over the head of the pin 28, the hairbeing confined between the members. That portion of the inner member Inbetween the ears 33 of the outer member! I is then grasped by thefingers of one hand, a tab or extension 34 on the member ll beinggrasped by the fingers of the other hand. The members are then movedlongitudinally with respect to each other causing the teeth 21 and 22 tomove the hair in opposite directions and imparting a horizontal wave,as' clearly shown in Figure 1. It is to be noted that the teeth 2| and22 are respectively in contact with the cooperating member at all times,and thus there is no danger of the scalp being injured or irritated bycontact with them.

I claim:

1. A hair waving device comprising a pair of nested arcuate combs, saidcombs having rows of generally radial teeth for supporting said combs inspaced relation to each other.

2. A hair waving device comprising a pair of nested arcuate members,said members having a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending rowsof radial teeth for maintaining said members in spaced relation.

3. A hair waving device comprising a pair of arcuate members, eachmember having alternate ridges and valleys extending generallylongitudinally thereon, said members being adapted to nest with theridges of one member in the valleys of the other member, means formingcomb-like teeth in said ridges and in said valleys for maintaining saidmembers apart when nested to define a space for receiving the hair to bewaved, and means for releasably maintaining said members in nestedrelationship.

4. A hair waving device comprising a pair of arcuate members, eachmember having alternate ridges and valleys extending generallylongitudinally thereon, said members being adapted to nest with theridges of one member in the valleys of the other member, means formingcomb-like teeth in said ridges and in said valleys for maintaining saidmembers apart when nested to define a space for receiving the hair to bewaved, and means for releasably maintaining said members in nestedrelationship, there being ventilating openings through said members.

5. A hair waving device comprising a pair of arcuate members, eachmember having alternate ridges and valleys extending generallylongitudinally thereon, said members being adapted to.

nest with the ridges of one member in the valleys of the other member,means forming comb-like teeth in said ridges and in said valleys formaintaining said members apart when nested to define a space forreceiving the hair to be waved, means pivotally joining said members atone end and allowing said members to be swung apart to facilitateinsertion of the hair, and means forming a clamp at the opposite end ofthe members for securing said members in nested relation.

6. A hair waving device comprising a pair of arcuate members, eachmember having alternate ridges and valleys extending generallylongitudinally thereon, said members being adapted to nest with theridges of one member in the valleys of the other member, means formingcomblike teeth in said ridges and in said valleys for maintaining saidmembers" apart when nested to define a space for receiving the hair tobe waved, means forming a 'slot and pin connection between said membersadjacent one end thereof for allowing said members to be swung apart toreceive the hair, as well as to permit adjustment between the members inthe direction of the ridges, and clamping means adjacent the oppositeend of the members for securing them in nested relation in adjustedlongitudinal position. v

7. A hair waving device comprising a pair of members, each member havingalternate ridges and valleys, said members being adapted for assemblywith the hair to be waved interposed between them, the ridges of onemember being in the valleys of the other and serving to wave the hair inone direction, said members having projecting comb-like teeth betweenwhich the hair is passed, and means for adjusting the relativelongitudinal positions of said members for causing said teeth to: wavethe hair in another direction.

8. A hair waving device comprising a pair of relatively longitudinallyadjustable members adapted to receive the hair to be waved between them,said members respectively having alternatespaced rows of comb-like-teethbetween the members, the rows extending in the direction of adjustment,the teeth on each of said members cooperating with the other member todefine adjacent closed passages for confining the hair,

whereby relative adjustment of the members waves the hair.

9. A hair waving device comprising a pair of inner and outer arcuatemembers for use on top of the head, said members having nesting ridgesand valleys as well as cooperating teeth for imparting a Marcel wave tohair confined between the members, said inner member having an extensionfrom the first valley for receiving the hair without waving it, wherebythe hair confined between the members is left with a straight portionbetween the head and the wave.

10. A hair waving device comprising a pair of relatively longitudinallyadjustable members adapted to receive the hair to be waved between them,said members respectively having alternate spaced rows 'of comb-liketeeth between the members, the rows extending in the direction ofadjustment, the teeth on each of said members cooperating with the othermember to define adjacent closed passages for confining the hair,whereby relative adjustment of the members waves the hair, means forminga slot and pin connection between said members adjacent one end thereoffor allowing said members to be swung apart to receive the hair as wellas to permit longitudinal adjustment between the members, and meansadjacent the opposite end of said members for securing them in nestedrelation and maintaining them in adjusted longitudinal position.

VIRGINIA S. GRAHAM.

